The Tintin-Julius ‘compatibility’ test

Their theme song should be Around the World – you know, No more will I go all around the world for I have found my world in you.

How very appropriate, how very apt and how very true!

You see, Talk TV hosts Tintin Bersola and Julius Babao have been all over the world – Rome, The Holy Land, the US, parts of Asia, Australia, etc. – and they’ve proven and seen for themselves that they do click, after all they’ve been going steady for more than four years now, preparing for a very private wedding at a "secret" place (clue: you have to fly to get there or to drive at least 10 hours) sometime in Year 2003.

But first, Julius (who turned 33 yesterday; Tintin is 30 as she has been telling the world in that Extraderm commercial with fellow TV stars Cristina Pecson and Bernadette Sembrano) has to build a house somewhere in Vista Real (Quezon City), worth P5 million (construction starts next month).

Julius is Tintin’s third boyfriend and Tintin is also Julius’ third girlfriend. They "tie" on that score.

Meanwhile, the sweethearts’ friends have been marrying them off – as in literally pushing them into "middle-aisling" it. But isn’t a long engagement (or going steady) sometimes risky because the two people in love, no matter how deeply and passionately, might get tired of and bored with each other (familiarity breeds, well, you know…)?

For fun, Funfare is putting Tintin and Julius to a "compatibility" test. (Note: They answer the 25 questions separately to stop them from "cheating"). Let’s find out if they really match…

1. What’s your biggest fear?

Tintin: Losing my career, my family and Julius

Julius: Losing my career; fire

2. What’s the best decision you’ve ever made?

Tintin: Saying "yes" to Julius; being with ABS-CBN

Julius: Getting Alas Singko y Medya

3. And the worst?

Tintin: Lending money to people who never pay back; being gullible and over-generous

Julius: Buying too much, shopping too much

4. Most treasured possession

Tintin: My journals, my photo albums

Julius: A painting of a king by Mark Justiniani

5. Person he/she admires most

Tintin: Only one? I have three – My Mama who’s a fighter and a survivor, my brother Niño and Julius

Julius: Sting

6. Part of body he/she dislikes most

Tintin: My fingers and my toes

Julius: My eyes (too chinky!)

7. Part of body he/she likes most

Tintin: My lips (especially when I’m smiling)

Julius: My shoulders

8. Greatest love

Tintin: Julius (meron pa bang iba!?!)

Julius: Tintin (who else?)

9. Biggest achievement

Tintin: Being in a talkshow like Talk TV

Julius: So far, when I hosted ASYM and now Talk TV

10. Role model

Tintin: Audrey Hepburn

Julius: JFK, Jr.

11. Favorite book

Tintin: Audrey Hepburn’s biography, the Harry Potter books and 1,000 Things To Be Happy About

Julius: The Anchors (Peter Jennings, etc.) and Powerful Prayers by Larry King

12. Favorite friends

Tintin: Ricky Sison (of PLDT), Noel Ferrer and my high school barkada E-8

Julius: Ricky Sison, Dr. Joven Cuanang, Andy Estella and Gilbert Remulla (now Cavite congressman)

13. Biggest booboo on TV

Tintin: When I lack sleep I become so bangenge, so I stutter and can’t get my words straight

Julius: Asking the wrong questions (because I’m distracted by my producer talking in my override)

14. Most embarrassing moment

Tintin: I’m the Queen of Klutz. Napapatid ako sa set, ’yung heels ko bumabaon sa carpet

Julius: When I saw Ricky Lee and I called him Ricky Lo

15. Trait you despise in people

Tintin: ’Yung opportunists

Julius: Mga tsismoso at tsismosa, liars and backbiters

16. Trait you like in people

Tintin: Those who say "thank you" even for the little deeds in life

Julius: Funny people; people with a good sense of humor

17. Happiest moment

Tintin: When I travel out of the country, away from my stressful world

Julis: Spending holidays in Paris and Rome

18. Saddest moment

Tintin: When my budget doesn’t fit (charing!); when it rains, I think of my childhood and my parents’ separation.

Julius: Leaving ASYM

19. What do you do with your money?

Tintin: My earnings go to my house, credit cards, utilities and those I support (marami sila!)

Julius: I buy paintings by Ang Kiukok, Bencab, Malang, Mark Justiniani and Elmer Borlongan

20. How do you pray?

Tintin: Every single moment that I have a chance – in the car, in a restaurant, seeing a child on the street, all the time!

Julius: I talk directly to Jesus Christ and The Blessed Mother

21. Favorite TV hosts

Tintin: Jullie Yap Daza (I wanna be like her) and Oprah (sounds like a cliche but she sets the standard of excellence)

Julius: Edu Manzano, Larry King and David Letterman

22: If not a TV host, what would he/she have been?

Tintin: An ambassadress of goodwill, a flight attendant or a travel agent (anything that will require me to travel)

Julius: A film director (I’d make a movie like Cinema Paradiso) or an artist (I want to paint Nicole Kidman in the nude)

23. Favorite expression

Tintin: Charing! Really! Totoo!?!

Julius: None

24. Weakness?

Tintin: Traveling, shopping and taking pictures (I’m known as the Picture Queen)

Julius: Buying paintings

25. If reincarnated, who would he/she be?

Tintin: Audrey Hepburn, The Invisible Man or a genie

Julius: A Hollywood actor (like Brad Pitt) or an artist (like Picasso)

(Note: It’s up to you to find out if Tintin and Julius are compatible.)